Morgan Jones
Deseret News
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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How Hill Cumorah composer Crawford Gates saw music through spiritual eyes
In the wake of Crawford Gates' death on June 9, 2018, friends and colleagues recall the man who made an unforgettable impact on the state’s music scene and on the musical traditions of the LDS Church. → Read More
Writers covering Oklahoma City Thunder toured Temple Square; here’s what they thought
Berry Tramel is a sports columnist and Erik Horne is the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for The Oklahoman. Together, the two sports writers toured Temple Square recently, and Tramel shared their observations in a travelblog. → Read More
The Columbus Dispatch features LDS missionaries learning Nepali to help refugees
On Tuesday, the Columbus Dispatch introduced readers to Tulasi Bisda, a 74-year-old Bhutanese-Nepali refugee and the four LDS missionaries who are helping her learn English in a class where they serve as teacher's aides. → Read More
Why former BYU coach Ben Cahoon joined forces with a U. baseball alum to sell protein bars
When BYU football receivers coach Ben Cahoon was not retained by head coach Kalani Sitake during the most recent offseason, he made a surpise decision to step away from football. → Read More
BYU remains enthusiastic to host the Society for Political Methodology's annual meeting despite controversy
The announcement that Brigham Young University would serve as the host for the the Society for Political Methodology (SPM)’s annual meeting, PolMeth, on July 18-21, 2018, led several members of the society to express concerns. → Read More
188th Annual General Conference talk summaries and photo galleries
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will gather in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, as well as in chapels and homes around the world, on March 31 and April 1, 2018 to participate in the 188th Annual General Conference. → Read More
The story behind the unauthorized biography of Tiger Woods: An exclusive Q&A with Jeff Benedict
On Tuesday, New York Times best-selling author Jeff Benedict, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Armen Keteyian, a CBS correspondent, released a far-reaching project — an unauthorized biography of Tiger Woods. → Read More
A conversation with Gail Miller about faith, family, business and the true meaning of wealth
You know the Millers as the owners of the movie theaters you might frequent, the car dealerships you may have visited and, perhaps most notably, the professional basketball team that as of Thursday night had won 20 of its past 22 games. → Read More
How an LDS father and son reimagined Book of Mormon study without changing a word
What if the Book of Mormon read like a script? What if instead of verses and chapters, it had episodes? What if you could always tell who was speaking? What if you knew where and when each part took place? → Read More
Utah company run by LDS moms launches yoga mats on Kickstarter, raises over $100,000
Three weeks ago, Utah-based company Gathre launched a Kickstarter for its newest product, vegan leather yoga mats. Yoga is new territory for Gathre, but leather mats are the company’s expertise. → Read More
Hamilton New Zealand Temple to close in July 2018 for extensive renovations
The Hamilton New Zealand Temple will be closed beginning July 2018 for extensive renovation, including a seismology upgrade, Mormon Newsroom reported Friday. → Read More
Morgan Jones: How a prophet shaped my generation
I have believed my whole life there is a prophet on the earth today, but I think I often take that belief for granted. → Read More
UVU President Matt Holland announces mission location via Twitter
In early November, Utah Valley University President Matt Holland announced that he and his wife had accepted a call to serve as mission president and companion. → Read More
LDS missionary serving in Nigeria passes away after suffering seizure
A 22-year-old LDS missionary, Elder Maxwell Adjei Arthur, has passed away after suffering a seizure. → Read More
UTubers: Cosmo the last Jedi, Ellen shares Claire Crosby’s #LightTheWorld performance
Cosmo the Cougar headlines UTubers today, supported by an array of Christmas videos from people with ties to Utah. → Read More
Mormon Mentions: Jeremy Guthrie, Eric Weddle and David Archuleta #LightTheWorld, LDS Church leaders share Christmas greetings
The #LightTheWorld initiative is in full swing, and in addition to posts from LDS Church leaders, several professional athletes have joined in on social media. → Read More
Mormon temple marriage featured on Refinery 29's 'World Wide Wed' web series
The latest episode of Refinery 29’s World Wide Wed features a temple wedding of two members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As the video tells the story of the courtship and marriage of Sergio and Melissa, a number of LDS Church → Read More
New drone footage shows bird's-eye view of the Christmas lights on Temple Square
Watch the sky view of the Christmas lights on Temple Square. → Read More
UTubers: Evie Clair, The Piano Guys, Lindsey Stirling and others 'deck the halls' with new Christmas videos
So many Christmas videos, so little time. We are just four days into the month of December, but some of the biggest names with ties to Utah released Christmas videos this week. → Read More
BYU professor and Mormon Olympian marathoner shares his ‘Day Job’ and faith in Olympic Channel video
Jared Ward finished sixth in the 2016 Olympics and hopes to make another run in the 2020 Olympics. But the 29-year-old is also a husband, father, an active Mormon and a statistics professor at Brigham Young University. → Read More